The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-20
PERSONAL.

JAMES ANTHONY FRoUDE is writing a book
about his recent visit to the West Indies.
ADJT GEN Drum is now said to be in failing
health. He expects soon TO retire from active
service.
HoRATIo c. KING says it was Roland Hill and
not Henry Ward Beecher who first said 1T is
d hot"
have given away 100000 in charity since last
September.
ROBERT NJ. WILCOX and his wife, Ella Wheeler
Wilcox, have gone to Shelter Island L. l.. TO
spend a couple of months.
THOMAS NELSON CARTER, a cousin and law
partner of Thomas Nelson Page recently had
an excellent dialect sketch in New Orleans
periodical.
GARDNER F. WILLIAMS, a well known mining
man of California, has been appointed manager
of the De Beer diamond mine in South Africa
one of the largest in the world.
MAYOR d. r. FRANCIS, of st. Louis. is only 80
years old. He made a fortune in grain and is
now making a reputation as the best Demo
cratic Mayor that city has ever known.
Col. JACoB P LEEsE, of Ohio. has gone back
to California to spend his remaining years He
first went there in 1893, and in 1896 was the only
American who took part in the first Fourth of
July celebration on the Pacific coast
THE Brahmin Mohini NJ Chatterji, who has
been teaching Brahminism in New England, is
ing literal prose version, with annotations of
the poem "Bhagavat-Gita.'
REV. WILLIAM n. CLEVELAND, the brother with
whom tho President is now visiting at Forest
Port, is Presbyterian preacher that breaches
at three different churches alternating between
them and preaching three times every Sabbath.
His charges are six miles apart
FLANAGAN, of what are we here for?" fame,
is one of the most effective fighters for prohibi,
ton m Texas lie is not making many public
speeches, but II is represented that in the little
matter of wire pulling he is giving the anti.pro-
h!bitionists more trouble than any other ten
men in the state.
SENATOR Coke, of Texas Democrat) is quoted
as expressing the opinion that three. fourths of
the Democrats of that State favor the prohi-
bitlon amendment Mr.. Coke's term expires in
1889, and II is significant that he is neutral i'm
the canvass, although two years ago he was
outspoken against prohibition.
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES ancestor.
Dorothy O., has become more than ever an
historical character since there has been recently
found the original deed Of the land where the
Massachusetts, State House stands in which she
as the widow Of Gov Hancock conveys the
estate for the nominal fee of five shillings
A IEcrERN Of antique oak has been placed in
the church at the White Sulphur Springs as a
memorial 70 the late Bishop Pinbney of Mary
land. The donor was Miss Susie Stuart, daugh-
ter of William Alexander Stuart a citizen of
White sulphur She has recently been married
to Alexander Archibald Campbell OF Virginia.
a nephew Of Gen. Roger Pryor.
REV, DIR. JOIN MURRAY Forbes Is the only Ro-
man Catholic priest ever excommunicated in
this country before DR.. blcGlynn. Forbes was
an Episcopal Clergyman who Joined the Roman
communion in 1870, aud was appointed pastor
OF n church in New York Ten years later he
renowned Catholicism and went back 10 the
Episcopal church Archbishop Hughes excom
lhunicated him after he had preached again in
q PROTESTANT pulpit.